By now we know David Rosenberg, Chief Economist and Strategist of Gluskin Sheff & Associates, missed out on the global stock market rally and remains firmly in the equity bear camp. With stock markets coming off the boil, maybe Rosie’s moment has arrived. It is therefore opportune to focus on his list of the dirty dozen of factors that could upset the stock market apple cart. […]

Financial analyst Barry Ritholtz separates fact from fiction in the allegations of fraud made by the SEC against Goldman Sachs in an interview with Dylan Ratigan. Barry tells me his post “10 Things You Don’t Know (or were misinformed) About the GS Case” is turning out to be the most popular article he had ever written. His list is included in the post. […]

“It is too early to say that the housing market is recovering,” says David Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor’s. The post includes a round-up of the latest Case-Shiller House Price Indices, as well as a video clip. […]

In the video in this post, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet speaks with Wall Street Journal Global Economics Editor David Wessel about the financial crisis in Greece and the future of global financial reform. […]

Joseph Stiglitz recently delivered a thoughtful lecture on economic reform at George Soros’ Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). Stiglitz’s proposal ignores theories like the efficient market hypothesis that, according to him, got us into the crisis, and rather focuses on the realities of the market. Click through for a slideshow and video. […]